Clare
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright, clear, illustrious.
Babies a year
315
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#924
up from #949
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
How Clare has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #729 |
| 2016 | #722 |
| 2017 | #865 |
| 2018 | #762 |
| 2019 | #801 |
| 2020 | #827 |
| 2021 | #835 |
| 2023 | #991 |
| 2024 | #949 |
| 2025 | #924 |
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Clare. In the US, 315 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 510 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Clare was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex.
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